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Q&A: Mike Donlin
by Sheila Riley
Standing up to Cyberbullies

Measuring Up in a Flat World
by Karen Greenwood Henke
Pioneering groups are reforming curriculum to prepare students for the global digital workforce.

Kids Today
by Lindsay Oishi
Researcher Peter Grunwald believes students' increasing taste for technology will transform classrooms.

New Congress Likely to Support Net Neutralilty
by K.C. Jones
Congressional Democrats are backing net neutrality legislation.

Ray Kurzweil: Computers Will Extend Human Lifespan
by Sharon Gaudin
Assistive technology pioneer Ray Kurzweil dicusses his predictions for the future.

Survey: Everything You Hate about IT
by Andrew Conry-Murray
In Network Computing's annual poll, technology leaders vent about the challenges they face everyday and how they wish vendors would address their problems.

Google To Let Organizations Create Custom Searches
by Thomas Claburn
Custom Search Engine lets users optimize Google on their own sites and share revenue from the searches.

Take a Deep Breath
by Christopher Heun
Biofeedback software is helping students calm down for better test performance.

Web 2.0 Is All about 'Open'-- Except When It Comes to Data
by Thomas Claburn
At the Web 2.0 Summit, debate spins about on what the right approach is for customer data control.

Gartner: Microsoft May Regret January Vista Launch
by Gregg Keizer
Will Vista's release hurt the PC industry?

Highlights At Demo Show: Carry Your Desktop On Your iPod, $70 PCs, And Virtual Apps
by Charles Babcock
Startups vied for attention and weren't shy with the on-stage tricks at this year's coming-out party

MySpace Launches Internet Safety Campaign
by Antone Gonsalves
The online social network joins Seventeen Magazine and educational groups in new safety campaign.

What Keeps CIOs Awake at Night?
by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Aligning IT and business and attracting and retaining tech talent are among the top CIO concerns, according to the Society for Information Management.

Researchers Challenge Security Data
by Tim Wilson
Contrary to popular belief, nearly 75 percent of denial-of-service attacks come from a small number of troublemakers.

Sending Kids Back to School with Cell Phones
by Laurie Sullivan
Although mobile phones are off-limits during school hours, more students are showing up with the devices.

Treating Student Net Addiction
by K.C. Jones
China's young Internet addicts now have a place to go for the night.

Tech Worker Survey: Happy Days Are Here Again
by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Salaries are rising, jobs are secure, personal finances are solid, and skills in Web services, ERP, .Net, and Java are as hot as the weather outside.

Book Excerpt: Convergence Culture
by Henry Jenkins
In his latest book, MIT’s Henry Jenkins explores how radical media transformations are changing the way we live, work, and learn.

Growing Pains for Managed Services
by Lawrence M. Walsh
98 percent of managed services is chaotic, new research reveals.

Grooming the Next Generation of CIOs
by Aaron Ricadela
Microsoft's Craig Mundie and leading academics discuss the dearth of up-and-coming American computer science talent.

Research: Wireless Laptops Motivate Students
by K.C. Jones
Students are self-directed and get highly personalized instruction with their own computers and Internet access.

From Boardroom to Classroom
by Christopher Heun
Customer-centric applications from the business world have the potential to transform schools. But who will invest in the R&D?

Is Centralized IT Killing Tech Innovation?
by Thomas Claburn
As IT departments must deal with security and cost concerns, many employees see them as keeping them from embracing the best of Web-based tools.

Negroponte Unveils $100 Laptop
by W. David Gardner
The first working model of the $100 One Laptop Per Child debuts in Boston.

NYC's Ban on Cell Phones in Schools Sparks Challenge
by K.C. Jones
Many schools did not enforce the policy until last month when security guards used new metal detectors to confiscate more than 800 phones.

Taking Innovation to School
by Chris Heun
Congress considers additional funding for research and development work focused on applying technology to improve education.

Enterprise VoIP Use Will Double By 2010: Report
by Networking Pipeline Staff
A new survey from Infonetics Research predicts a sweeping expansion of Voice over IP technology.

Schools Could Be The First In U.S. To Use WiMax
by Elena Malykhina
The Federal Communications Commission has set a 2008 deadline for schools to either use or auction their portions of the spectrum. Some plan to use it for WiMax.

Spyware and Adware Continue to Plague PCs
by Eric Chabrow
More businesses deploy anti-spyware apps, while efforts to control the parasitic code are widening as watchdog groups employ new tactics and law enforcement cracks down on suspects.

IE Changes Due: What You Can Expect
by Gregg Keizer
Microsoft Corp. will release Tuesday a security update for Internet Explorer that will also change how users interact with Web sites.

Ed Tech Boot Camp
by Matt Villano
The Center for Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education is busy training next-generation school technology officers.

How Big-Business CIOs Allocate Their Dollars

See how your district's technology spending priorities compare to those of large companies.

Free For All
by Matt Villano
CTOs interested in dabbling in the open source software movement will find much to like about The Open CD.

Data Visualization: K-12's Next Killer App?
by Matt Villano
To see is to believe: Pittsburgh Public Schools is using data visualization software commonly used in intelligence environments to pinpoint key data about its students.

iPods Make the Grade
by Matt Villano
Virginia Jewell is experimenting with a tech tool that many kids already own: Apple's wildly popular iPod.

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